"The one in southern Kaedwen right now is Earl Karn. According to blood relationship, he is Henselt's nephew. He is 23 years old this year and has just inherited the title. Although he lacks prestige, his family is rich and he has a large group of minor nobles following him. However, he does not have many soldiers under his command and does not have much actual combat experience."

"And in the north of Kaedwen is Henselt's cousin, Marquis Ilaset, who was once a general of the Brown Riders and has a troop of heavy cavalry under his command."

"Although he cannot compare with Count Kahn in terms of financial resources, he inherited Henselt's ideas and has the support of a number of conservative nobles."

After finishing the business talk, the two continued to stroll in the wilderness on Deathclaws, and Francesca told Wayne about the current political situation in the Kingdom of Kaedwen.

"Now that the human nobles are busy choosing sides and winning over others, our work of rescuing our compatriots has become smoother. However, due to the spread of the fog, places outside of cities and towns are no longer so safe, which has caused many refugees to want to squeeze into the city."

"Even the Warlock Brotherhood has sent many warlocks to the cities surrounding the fog to keep an eye on the situation there at all times."

"They are also worried that the space crack will continue to expand and allow more powerful monsters to come here from another world. I guess there are many high-level warlocks who are studying how to close this crack."

"Unfortunately, researching a new spell cannot be completed in a short period of time."

"So no one knows when the issue of the Kingdom of Kaedwen will be resolved."

Wayne nodded when he heard this. With Francesca's introduction, he had a general understanding of the situation in Kaedwen and even the northern countries.

It is basically the same as the original, but there are some differences from the original because of problems with Kaedwin, which caused turmoil in some surrounding countries.

He considered the wording and decided that since everyone was going to deepen cooperation in the future, it was only right to reveal some information now.

After thinking for dozens of seconds, Wayne coughed lightly, and when Francesca looked at him, he said, "Ma'am, I actually have a plan, a big plan. Maybe we can cooperate in this regard."

Upon hearing this, Francesca immediately showed an interested expression.

"Oh! What's the big plan?"

"I'd love to hear you share your plans."

She had a very good impression of Wayne. Whether in terms of intelligence or strength, there was basically no one more outstanding than him among the younger generation of the elves.

In order to deepen her trust with Wayne and seize this powerful potential stock, she is willing to join the cooperation even if it means suffering some losses.

"Um!"

"How should I put it? Ma'am, as one of the managers of the elves, you should also understand the importance of money."

"In this world, money is a powerful force. From the little things in civilian life to the changes in the throne, the formation of the army, and even the wars that affect the whole world, it will be affected by money."

"But if the money just sits there, just sits in a bank or just sits in a treasury, it doesn't do anything."

“It must be brought out and put into operation, so that everyone chases it, everyone desires it, and everyone is willing to work hard for it, before it can be converted into power.”

"Apart from noble titles, what this world lacks the most is ordinary people who are willing to do anything for money."

As Francesca listened to Wayne's words, the look of interest on her face became more and more intense, and at the same time, many things that she had never thought of before emerged in her mind.

After all, the Elf Kingdom in the past possessed so much wealth, but still fell miserably at the hands of humans. So much gold and jewels were just like dirt and could not stop humans at all.

So although Francesca is considered a wealthy woman, she does not attach much importance to wealth. Moreover, the Hundred Flowers Valley is basically isolated from the world and does not even require the circulation of money. Gold has no value there at all.

Wayne paused for a few seconds, looking at the slightly shining eyes of the elven sorceress, he continued:

"I plan to form the largest chamber of commerce in the north and build a business network covering the entire north. Not only can I gain intelligence on the entire north, but I can also convert the power of money into cash through various means such as recruiting guards, recruiting merchants, recruiting talents, controlling prices, etc."

"Perhaps, demon hunters and elves are weak in the north and are targeted by many people, but the power of money is equal to all races."

"As long as we manage well, those nobles will even be willing to sell out their king for money, and those soldiers will be willing to fight for us for money."

"We can even indirectly control a country's economy by controlling prices and the sale of goods."

"Although this is not a very direct power, if used well, it is an extremely powerful force that can influence everything in the human world. It is not surprising that it can be called the power of a god."

As he spoke, Wayne felt that his words sounded like those of a charlatan, expressing his infinite worship of money.

But it is not wrong. Except for those who are extremely powerful, the lives of ordinary people and everything in life are inseparable from money. They struggle for money all their lives. It is not wrong to say that their lives are completely controlled by money.

Although Wayne felt that his words had a certain spiritual quality, Francesca listened with great interest. It was as if another door had been opened for her, and all kinds of thoughts kept flashing through her mind.

As one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world, she is a very intelligent person in her own right.

In the past, her thoughts were always on how to strengthen the power of the elves, how to preserve her own people, and how to increase the elves' influence in the world, but she had never considered using money.

Wayne's words were like piercing a piece of paper, giving her a lot of ideas in her mind, and she even wanted to put them into practice right now.

Looking at Francesca's somewhat moved expression, Wayne knew that her words resonated with this clever sorceress and left a very deep impression on her.

So he coughed again and continued:

"Ms. Francesca, as the current manager of the elves, you have a large number of elves with various skills but are unable to use them."

"Although they cannot come out in the open and are easily targeted by humans, the products they produce and their craftsmanship are definitely top-notch."

"I want to build the most powerful chamber of commerce in the world. What I need are people I can trust, capable people, and sufficient financial resources."

"Now, I can tell you that the wealth I possess is incomparable to that of all the kings of the North put together."

"And you have talented people under your command who are loyal to the elves. If the two of us work together, my big plan may be able to take shape quickly."

"I believe that as long as we are willing to work towards this goal, the lives of the elves will become better and better."

(End of this chapter)